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TOKYO, JAPAN – The fifth meeting of the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation (the Bilateral Commission) was held in Tokyo on August 8, 2018. Deputy Secretary of En...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/08/13/deputy-secretary-brouillette-hosts-fifth-meeting-of-the-u-s-japan-bilateral-commission-on-civil-nuclear-cooperation/

Tehran has generally responded to pressure by issuing threats, ramping up its nuclear activities, accepting temporary limits, and, when the heat is turned up, launching cyber, military, and t...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/07/19/iran-after-the-jcpoa-withdrawal-part-1-lessons-from-past-pressure-campaigns/

The notion that failing coal and nuclear plants need to be propped up by Washington continues to be advanced by some in the administration and, of course, members of the industries that would...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/06/27/another-flawed-argument-for-nuclear-coal-bailouts/

An expert panel assesses sanctions and the future of U.S. Iran strategy in light of the Trump administration’s exit from the nuclear deal. On May 11, Katherine Bauer, Patrick Clawson, and M...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/05/24/the-jcpoa-decision-managing-reactions-evaluating-sanctions/

Now that the nuclear deal is off, Iran’s next steps will be shaped at least in part by the technical capabilities of its enrichment program and related efforts. Amid President Trump’s ann...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/05/10/technical-implications-of-trumps-jcpoa-announcement/

Riyadh’s continuing closeness to Pakistan could prevent Washington from allowing the export of nuclear technology to the kingdom. Sometime in March, Saudi Arabia is expected to announce fav...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/03/08/saudi-nuclear-power-plants-and-the-danger-of-proliferation/

Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a momentous final decision to close the state’s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon. This outcome represents the culm...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/01/26/california-says-goodbye-to-its-last-nuclear-power-plant-what-will-replace-it/

Welcome to the future of nuclear energy. Within the next 15 years, advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) could change the way we think about reliable, clean and affordable nuclear power. I...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/01/22/4-key-benefits-of-advanced-small-modular-reactors/

In a January 8 Order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) swiftly dismissed the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed out-of-market compensation scheme for coal a...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/01/16/does-compensation-scheme-for-coal-and-nuclear-is-dead-now-what/

Last week the Midwest and northeastern United States experienced an historic cold snap that tested our nation’s electric grid. Like last year’s solar eclipse, unprecedented wildfires in C...

http://breakingenergy.com/2018/01/12/fercs-rejection-of-does-pro-coal-and-nuclear-proposal-shows-evidence-can-still-trump-politics/